Segue Myles Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Cracking stuff, their first "great" album I would say. Ooh I can like posts again! How could I have reached my quota, only to be able to continue liking posts two hours later!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Cracking stuff, their first "great" album I would say. Ooh I can like posts again! How could I have reached my quota, only to be able to continue liking posts two hours later!? I believe that on the International Date Line, it just became tomorrow. Seems as good an explanation as any, I dunno... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Caress is an awesome rock and roll album. I think that with two songs taking up nearly three quarters of its length, that may be why it didn't attract a lot of attention among the masses. But hey, screw them! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Using a 0-4 point scale... Bastille Day: 4/4I Think I'm Going Bald: 2/4Lakeside Park: 3/4The Necromancer: 2/4The Fountain of Lamneth: 3/4 Total points: 14/20Average: 2.8Percentage: 70% My visual image of Caress of Steel:http://www.comicsbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/frank_frazetta_thebarbarian.jpgA rough and tough, messy brawl that still manages a victory 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 It's better than anything that came after Moving Pictures. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEggplant Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 It's better than anything that came after Moving Pictures. Except for Clockwork Angels. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadu Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Say yes to Caress! (That sounds kind of bad... :P) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disk98 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 (edited) Yeah…not gonna weigh in on this one.Why not?Let's just say it's my 19th favorite Rush album, okay? ;) Edited October 28, 2015 by Disk98 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 In , for one of my favorite Rush albums. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willowroolz Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 It's better than anything that came after Moving Pictures. *cough* Power Windows *cough* :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkPrattLerxst Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I would have to agree this was their first great album while the first two were good/okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty Mindless Spectre Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I love it The Necromancer is RUSH at their Formula 455 Trans Am best Had they recorded Garden Road and put it on instead of I Think I'm Going Bald, it might very well have been my favorite album No One At The Bridge is probably the most underappreciated piece of music RUSH ever did, next to Tears . http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/JphWi_GOIao/hqdefault.jpg . . You had me until Tears…. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty Mindless Spectre Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I've always loved everything about this album. It is the perfect blend of sheer raw energy, artistic creativity, and masterful musicianship. And aside from the amazing songs, the name and cover of the album are also as good as it gets. There could never be a more perfect name for a Rush album (especially the earlier stuff) than Caress of Steel. It perfectly describes Rush's sound and style. And the album cover artwork just flat out BAAAAADASSSSSSS! GREAT THREAD!!!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Using a 0-4 point scale... Bastille Day: 4/4I Think I'm Going Bald: 2/4Lakeside Park: 3/4The Necromancer: 2/4The Fountain of Lamneth: 3/4 Total points: 14/20Average: 2.8Percentage: 70% My visual image of Caress of Steel:http://www.comicsbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/frank_frazetta_thebarbarian.jpgA rough and tough, messy brawl that still manages a victory That's a Conan novel cover isn't it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexMike Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Due to its bad reputation, I put off even listening to CoS for a really long time. And that was a big mistake. It's an awesome record, one of their 10 best for sure. Love the experimentation and reckless abandon of the band assuming its identity and stretching its wings. Alex is particularly on fire, sounding so sure of himself. Once I got past the goofy narration of Necromancer, it became one of my favorite Rush tunes. Only Bald isn't a classic and even that one still rocks and is kinda fun. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Using a 0-4 point scale... Bastille Day: 4/4I Think I'm Going Bald: 2/4Lakeside Park: 3/4The Necromancer: 2/4The Fountain of Lamneth: 3/4 Total points: 14/20Average: 2.8Percentage: 70% My visual image of Caress of Steel:http://www.comicsbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/frank_frazetta_thebarbarian.jpgA rough and tough, messy brawl that still manages a victory That's a Conan novel cover isn't it?http://users.rcn.com/fpage/level1/pictures/book5.jpg I think of Conan books when I listen to Caress of Steel. I think of John Hughes films when I listen to Power Windows...not that that's bad, sometimes it's even GOOD, but you know what I'm saying 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I love it The Necromancer is RUSH at their Formula 455 Trans Am best Had they recorded Garden Road and put it on instead of I Think I'm Going Bald, it might very well have been my favorite album No One At The Bridge is probably the most underappreciated piece of music RUSH ever did, next to Tears . http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/JphWi_GOIao/hqdefault.jpg . . You had me until Tears…. I knew that would probably happen when I wrote it Oh well It's RUSH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verena Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 It's an underrated album. But it's very good. I do like it; I Think I'm Going Bald is the less appreciated song, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Caress of Steel was similar to Hearts Heartless album. Very under appreciated, short, sweet and never quite up to what the band wanted it to be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Caress of Steel was similar to Hearts Heartless album. Very under appreciated, short, sweet and never quite up to what the band wanted it to be. Interesting assessment. Not necessarily disagreeing, except when it comes to short, and sweet. Haha. Sweet is not an adjective I would choose to describe this album (not sweet as in kind-hearted and nice, anyway)...and it remained their longest studio album, up until Hold Your Fire. Not terribly important to point that out, I know. Just sitting here thinking, on a Saturday afternoon... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEggplant Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Caress of Steel was similar to Hearts Heartless album. Very under appreciated, short, sweet and never quite up to what the band wanted it to be. I agree, I know today at least Geddy ranks it as their worst album. I must disagree with him though, I think it's among their best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bordercollie Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Bacchus Plateau is my favorite "song" from CoS. Sure wish there was some live version of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Caress of Steel was similar to Hearts Heartless album. Very under appreciated, short, sweet and never quite up to what the band wanted it to be. I agree, I know today at least Geddy ranks it as their worst album. I must disagree with him though, I think it's among their best. I think it's great but I'd put most of the other 70's albums ahead of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexMike Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I agree, I know today at least Geddy ranks it as their worst album. Not quite. When he was asked to rank the first 8 on That Metal Show, he put FBN last. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I agree, I know today at least Geddy ranks it as their worst album. Not quite. When he was asked to rank the first 8 on That Metal Show, he put FBN last. Right. FBN last because it was the first album with Neil and they were still feeling their way together as a new band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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